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Man killed in Fallowfield Township fire

A Fallowfield Township man died Monday morning after his home caught fire. Emergency crews were called to 33 Smith St. shortly after 8:30 a.m. According to a report from Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco, 66-year-old George Steven Milliken was found inside and transported to Penn ...

At WCHS Arcs of Freedom symposium, historians explore justice, freedom

When the Washington County Historical Society opened its Arcs of Freedom exhibit in 2025 in the city of Washington's LeMoyne House 鈥 a National Historic Landmark that served as a key stop on Underground Railroad 鈥 one of its aims was to tell the story of the Abolitionist Movement and ...

Savoring a Sweet Sunday

It was the sweetest of challenges. I jumped at the invitation to help judge all the delectable cookies, cakes, candy and chowder at City Mission鈥檚 Sweet and Savory Sunday event this past weekend at Hilton Garden Inn Southpointe. Wait 鈥 chowder? Yep, that鈥檚 right. This year鈥檚 dessert ...

EDITORIAL: Classroom is no place for cellphones

The statistics are somewhat startling. Teens receive as many as 237 notifications on their smartphones daily and spend close to eight hours a day on screens, with an average of 1 1/2 of those hours during the school day. Let that sink in for a moment. Now, imagine the frustration of the ...

‘Bell to bell’ bill ban on student cellphone use advances

A bill that would ban student cellphone use in Pennsylvania schools during the school day has moved a step forward. The state Senate last week passed a bipartisan bill, 46-1, requiring public schools to implement 鈥渂ell-to-bell鈥 bans on student cellphone use during the school day. Senate ...

All in the family

Lucas Piatt acquired more than DNA from his fabled father. Much more, including an unquenchable entrepreneurial spirit, business acumen, and the ability to succeed - all enveloped within an easygoing manner. Jack Piatt, his dad, was a visionary, a Washington County icon who late in the 20th ...